Guests of the Emperor: The Secret History of Japan's Mukden POW Camp

by Linda Goetz Holmes

The one unresolved issue of the Pacific War is the treatment of our prisoners of war, during and after World War II, both by the Japanese and by our own government. Never before in our military history have so many Americans, military and civilian, been taken captive by an enemy at one time. It was a triumph for the Japanese, and an embarrassment to our own government. Over 36,000 men, mostly military but some civilian, were thrown into Japanese military...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591143772
• ISBN13: 9781591143772
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"